Recruiting Future Science and Mathematics Teachers Into Alternative Certification Programs: Strategies Tried and Lessons Learned |
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| Authors: | Sandra Abell William Boone Fran Arbaugh John Lannin Meredith Beilfuss Mark Volkmann Susan White |
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| Institution: | (1) Science Education Center, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO, 65211, U.S.A.;(2) Department of Teacher Education, Miami University, Oxford, OH, 45056, U.S.A.;(3) Department of Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO, 65211, U.S.A.;(4) Department of Geography and Geology, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, 47809, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | SMAR2T: Science and Mathematics Academy for the Recruitment and Retention of Teachers is an NSF-funded project for the alternative
certification of science and mathematics teachers. Since 2003, we have recruited 4 cohorts of students for 2 different routes
to postbaccalaureate teacher certification for teaching grades 5–12. Because we did not meet our target numbers for the recruitment
of the 1st cohort, we examined our recruitment strategies and their effects. In this paper, we discuss strategies used to
recruit for the 1st SMAR2T cohort and the outcomes of those strategies. We present ongoing recruitment efforts and data on inquiries and applicants
for the 2nd cohort. Finally, we highlight the intentional and unintentional gatekeepers of our program and present implications
for others engaged in designing and implementing alternative pathways certification. |
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